Major League Soccer: Dallas recovers a 0-1 deficit to defeat Houston Dynamo 2-1
FRISCO. Dallas was able to turn the table against Houston Dynamo to win 2-1.
FRISCO. Dallas succeeded in turn the table against Houston Dynamo to win 2-1. It was Houston Dynamo to strike first with a goal of S. Ferreira at the 33′. Then it was a goal in the 87′ minute to make things even for 1-1. Eventually, F. Quignon gave the win to Dallas in the 90′ minute with a goal.
The match was played at the Toyota Stadium stadium in Frisco on Saturday and it started at 2:00 pm local time. The referee was Víctor Rivas who had the assistance of Brooke Mayo and Jeffrey Swartzel. The 4th official was Pierre Luce Lauziere. The weather was cloudy. The temperature was hot around 27.1 degrees Celsius or 80.82 Fahrenheit. Humidity was up to 57%.
Match Statistics
The ball possession was identical with both team possessing the ball for 50% of the time.
There wasn’t much of a difference in ball possession. Dallas was in possession of the ball for 50% of the time vs. Houston Dynamo that controlled the ball for 50% of the time.
Dallas was more aggressive with 50 dangerous attacks and 13 shots of which 7 were on target. Which is one of the reasons Dallas won the match.
Dallas shot 13 times, 7 on target, 6 off target. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo shot 8 times, 2 on target, 6 off target.
Cards
Dallas received 3 yellow cards (M. Farfan, E. Cerrillo and ). On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo received 3 yellow cards (G. Dorsey, A. Carrasquilla and ).
After playing this contest, Dallas will have 12 points like Houston Dynamo and Real Salt Lake to move up in the 8th place. On the opposite side, Houston Dynamo will stay with 12 points like Dallas and Real Salt Lake to move up in the 10th place.
Match Events
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2'2'
M. Farfan
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33'33'
S. Ferreira
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35'35'
G. Dorsey
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46'46'
M. Rodriguez
D. Quintero
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67'67'
F. Jara
P. Pomykal
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68'68'
D. Ceren
G. Vera
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71'71'
E. Cerrillo
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76'76'
C. Baird
T. Pasher
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77'77'
T. Ulfarsson
S. Ferreira
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78'78'
A. Carrasquilla
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84'84'
J. J. Quinonez Rodriguez
E. Twumasi
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84'84'
T. Ntsabeleng
B. Servania
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84'84'
F. Quignon
E. Cerrillo
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87'87'
T. Ntsabeleng
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90'90'
E. Bartlow
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90'90'
F. Quignon
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90'90'
S. Junqua
A. Carrasquilla
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90'90'
F. Quignon
Next match
In the upcoming Major League Soccer match, Dallas will play away against Sporting KC on the 1st of May with a 15-12 head to head record in favor of Dallas (9 draws).
Houston Dynamo will host Austin on the 30th of April with a 3-1 head to head record in favor of Austin (0 draws).
Dallas: Formation and Lineups
Dallas adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Nicolás Estévez Martínez chose to play with the following team: Maarten Paes , Ema Twumasi , Matt Hedges , José Antonio Martinez , Marco Farfan , Brandon Servania , Edwin Cerrillo , Paxton Pomykal , Paul Arriola , Jesús Ferreira and Alan Velasco .
Substitutes
Dallas made only 1 change substituting P. Pomykal for F. Jara (67′).
Top player: José Antonio Martinez
The player who no doubt impressed Dallas the most was José Antonio Martinez even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 67 passes (94% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 1 duel out of 2.
Houston Dynamo: Formation and Lineups
Also Houston Dynamo adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
On the opposite side, Paulo Roberto Corradi Nagamura played with: Steve Clark , Griffin Dorsey , Tim Parker , Ethan Bartlow , Adam Lundqvist , Darwin Quintero , Matías Vera , Adalberto Carrasquilla , Tyler Pasher , Sebastián Ferreira and Fafà Picault .
Houston Dynamo could not rely on the presence of D. Ceren (injured).
Substitutes
Houston Dynamo made 4 changes: D. Quintero for M. Rodriguez (46′), G. Vera for D. Ceren (68′), T. Pasher for C. Baird (76′) and S. Ferreira for T. Ulfarsson (77′).
Best player: Steve Clark
The player that probably impressed the most for Houston Dynamo was the goalkeeper: Steve Clark. His rating is 7.45. He performed 4 saves.
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